UNSUR-UNSUR KEISLAMAN PADA MERIAM TRADISIONAL MELAYU (ISLAMIC ELEMENTS ON TRADITIONAL MALAY CANNONS)
Abstract
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Islam tidak dapat dipisahkan daripada kehidupan masyarakat Melayu memandangkan agama yang suci ini menjadi pegangan utama majoriti masyarakat di alam Melayu. Justeru, orang Melayu telah menzahirkan unsur keislaman pada hiasan dan motif meriam yang telah mereka hasilkan. Maka kajian ini dilakukan meneliti dan menganalisis unsur keislaman yang terdapat pada meriam tradisional Melayu. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan melakukan pemerhatian di lapangan. Hasil kajian ini telah mendapati bahawa antara unsur Islam yang terdapat pada meriam tradisional Melayu ialah kalimah tauhid, doa dan pujian pada Allah, seruan jihad, penanggalan kalendar Islam, pedang Zul Fiqar dan wafaq. Bahkan, unsur keislaman yang dipaparkan pada meriam tradisional Melayu turut menjadi salah satu ciri khas meriam tradisional Melayu.Â
Kata kunci: Islam, meriam, tradisional, Melayu
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Abstract
Islam is inseparable in the life of the Malay community since it has become the major religion of the Malay World. This is evident by the use of Islamic decorative elements and motifs on the cannons which they produced. Therefore, this research was conducted to examine and analyze the Islamic element on the traditional Malay cannons. The qualitative method was adopted for this study by conducting observations on several cannons in the fields. Based on the analysis, several Islamic elements were found on the traditional Malay cannons, such as the proclamation of tauhid, invocations and praises to Allah, the call of jihad, the Islamic calendar dating, the Zul Fiqar sword and talisman (wafaq). As a matter of fact, these Islamic elements defines the special characteristics of the traditional Malay cannons.Â
Keywords: Islam, cannon, traditional, Malay
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